Martine Connah, prosecuting, said McGeever was given a 12 months conditional discharge for assaulting his partner and put on a 12 months restraining order which banned him from contacting her in December last year.

Kathryn Jamieson-Sinclair, defending, said: “Their relationship resumed in February, then when she became displeased with him she contacted the police and reported him for breaching the restraining order.”

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